title: [Usefulness of clobazam in the treatment of refractory epilepsy in children].
abstract: Below is report on our experience using a relatively new benzodiazepine as treatment for refractory epilepsy in 30 children. All of the patients had a severely fixed encephalopathy; 17 presented mixed epilepsy, 9 had Lennox-Gastaut syndrome and 4 others, West Syndrome. The seizures were totally controlled in 20% of the children; in a proportion superior to 75%, seizures were decreased in 46% of the patients. There were positive results in 6% of the cases and side-effects were seen in 13%. The usefulness of the clobazam as a co-adjuvant medication in the control of refractory epileptic seizures was demonstrated since the number of seizures decreased from 15 to 3 per day.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Neurología, Hospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez, D.F.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dávila-Gutiérrez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mondragón-Pineda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Alcalá-Negrete
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D001570:Benzodiazepinones / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D000078306:Clobazam; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D013223:Statistics as Topic
chemical_list: D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D000927:Anticonvulsants; D001570:Benzodiazepinones; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D000078306:Clobazam
vernacular_title: Utilidad del clobazam en el tratamiento de la epilepsia refractaria en niños.